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Pat Summitt died Tuesday as a result of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She was 64.

The legendary Tennessee coach stepped down in 2012 one year after announcing her diagnosis. Summitt handed the reins to current Lady Vols coach Holly Warlick after nearly four decades at the helm. Summitt finished her career as the winningest coach in Division I history for men's or women's college basketball.

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Basketball fans remember Summitt as one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, but she was a good player — to say the least — at the University of Tennessee-Martin before she ever patrolled the sidelines at Tennessee.

Summitt graduated from UT Martin in 1974, leaving as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,045 points. She also won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics as a co-captain of the United States women's national basketball team. It marked the first time women's basketball appeared as an Olympic competition.

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The 1997-98 Tennessee women's basketball team is widely considered one of the greatest college basketball forces ever assembled. The Lady Vols started the season ranked No. 1 overall and remained there wire to wire after going a perfect 39-0, setting the record for most wins in a season (later broken by Baylor in 2012 and UConn in 2014).

Tennessee completed a three-peat, beating Louisiana Tech 93-75 in the championship game. Junior forward Chamique Holdsclaw led the team with 23.5 points per game on her way to nabbing the Naismith Trophy and AP Player of the Year award. Summitt was named Naismith Coach of the Year and AP Coach of the Year.

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After going 16-8 and 16-11 in her first two years at Tennessee, Summitt's teams racked up 20 or more wins in 36 straight seasons from 1976-2012. As if that wasn't impressive enough, the Lady Vols also had 20 seasons of 30-plus victories during Summitt's tenure.

No wonder Summitt was an eight-time SEC Coach of the Year and seven-time NCAA Coach of the Year.

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This is what conference domination looks like.

Tennessee won both the SEC Tournament title and SEC regular-season championship 16 times under Summitt. She finished with a 458-69 conference record (.869 winning percentage) for her career, including a ridiculous 204-15 mark (.932 winning percentage) at home against SEC competition.

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These may be Summitt's most important numbers and certainly show how she impacted the lives of others outside the basketball world.

Summitt held a 100 percent graduation rate for all her players who completed their eligibility at Tennessee. Not only did she prepare her own players for their next steps in life, she helped future members of the program in 2008 by donating $600,000 to the University of Tennessee to support the women's basketball programs at the Knoxville and Martin campuses.

In recent years, Summitt has been a leader in the fight against Alzheimer's, launching the Pat Summitt Foundation in 2011 to help find a cure for the disease. She also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 for her work on and off the court.

Beyond the wins, championships and countless accolades, this is the part of Summitt's legacy that will live on.

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